{"id":26656,"date":"2024-04-05T16:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T20:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26656"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T20:03:31","slug":"space-habitat-reports-apr-5-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26656","title":{"rendered":"Space habitat reports \u2013 Apr.5.2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is this week&#8217;s selection of videos and news items about space habitats including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Space Station<\/a> and about living in space and space settlement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>** The past two Space to Ground reports from<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCmheCYT4HlbFi943lpH009Q\"> NASA Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_xqs4SCxcB0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tBV779u40to?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>** NASA Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle (Official NASA Trailer)<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ\">NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>NASA hosted a news conference from the Johnson Space Center in Houston April 3, 2024, to announce the companies selected to move forward in the development of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle under the LTVS (Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services) contract. The award leverages NASA\u2019s expertise in developing and operating these next generation &#8220;Moon buggies&#8221; to build commercial capabilities that support scientific discovery and long-term human exploration on the Moon. NASA intends to begin using the LTV for crewed operations during the Artemis V mission on the surface of the Moon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTHJ9zb8J2s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>** NASA News Conference on Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ\">NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Live from Johnson Space Center in Houston, we&#8217;ll announce the company, or companies, selected to move forward in developing the LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The LTV will help future Artemis astronauts search for water, ice, and other resources on the lunar surface, helping humanity establish a long-term presence on another planetary body for the first time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hear from:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 Vanessa Wyche, director, NASA Johnson<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist, NASA Headquarters<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Lara Kearney, manager, Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program, NASA Johnson<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For more information, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions\/\">NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions | NASA &#8211; Apr.3.2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA News Conference on Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nVKbW59viQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>** Axiom Space Welcomes CNES<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/AxiomSpace\/videos\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Axiom Space Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axiomspace.com\/\"><strong>Axiom Space<\/strong><\/a> welcomed the President of the National Centre for Space Studies (@CnesFrance), Philippe Baptiste, for an in-depth look at our progress in commercial space and discuss economic partnerships. #BuildingOpportunity<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jLP9M0gAppY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\">Blue Origin<\/a> publishes paper on Orbital Reef in Nature<\/strong> journal: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41526-024-00363-x\">Orbital Reef and commercial low Earth orbit destinations\u2014upcoming space research opportunities | npj Microgravity &#8211; Mar.2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>As the International Space Station comes to the end of a transformative era of in-space research, NASA\u2019s Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destinations (CLD) Program aims to catalyze a new generation of platforms with co-investment from the private sector, preventing a potential gap in research performed in LEO, while building a robust LEO economy. In this paper, we provide insight into the CLD Program focusing on Orbital Reef, describing its operational and technical characteristics as well as new opportunities it may enable. Achieving about a third of the pressurized volume of the ISS with the launch of a single pressurized module and growing to support hundreds of Middeck Locker Equivalents (MLE) in passive and active payloads internally and externally, Orbital Reef will enable government, academic, and commercial institutions to continue and expand upon research and development (R&amp;D) efforts currently performed on ISS. Additionally, it will enable nascent markets to establish their operations in space, by initiating new lines of research and technology development and the implementation of new ventures and visions. Using Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn heavy launch system, Sierra Space\u2019s cargo and crew Dream Chaser\u00ae vehicles, and Boeing\u2019s Starliner crew vehicle, and expertise from Amazon\/Amazon Supply Chain, Arizona State University, Genesis Engineering, and Redwire, Orbital Reef is being designed to address ISS-era transportation logistics challenges. Finally, this manuscript describes some of the expected challenges from the ISS-to-CLD transition, and provides guidance on how researchers in academia and industry can shape the future of commercial destinations and work performed in LEO.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26666\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41526-024-00363-x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26666\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=26666\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/41526_2024_363_Fig1_HTML.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,717\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Orbital Reef Space Station\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A cross-sectional diagram of the Orbital Reef commercial space station. Credits: Blue Origin\/Nature Microgravity&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/41526_2024_363_Fig1_HTML-1024x489.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26666\" src=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/41526_2024_363_Fig1_HTML-500x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/41526_2024_363_Fig1_HTML-500x239.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/41526_2024_363_Fig1_HTML-1024x489.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/41526_2024_363_Fig1_HTML-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/41526_2024_363_Fig1_HTML.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cross-sectional diagram of the Orbital Reef commercial space station. Credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41526-024-00363-x\">Blue Origin\/Nature Microgravity<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vastspace.com\/\"><strong>VAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vast<\/a> facility in Long Beach, CA where we started building Haven-1. Design, analysis, software, avionics, machining, quality, supply chain\/inventory\/logistics, fabrication, primary structure welding, vibe\/thermal\/pressure testing, integration and more\u2014 all under one\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3LnZWYx0Sk\">pic.twitter.com\/3LnZWYx0Sk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Max Haot (@maxhaot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxhaot\/status\/1776291127316062469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/starlab-space.com\/\"><strong>Starlab &#8211;<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/mitsubishi-corporation-joins-starlab-space-as-strategic-partner-equity-owner-in-joint-venture-302108391.html?tc=eml_cleartime\">Mitsubishi Corporation Joins Starlab Space as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner in Joint Venture | Starlab &#8211; Apr.5.2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Starlab Space LLC (Starlab Space), the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, today welcomed Mitsubishi Corporation as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space. This partnership expands Starlab Space&#8217;s reach beyond a transatlantic partnership and transforms the joint venture into a global organization.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Mitsubishi Corporation, renowned for its innovative endeavors across diverse industries, brings extensive expertise and resources to this global partnership. Mitsubishi Corporation is expected to leverage its capabilities to significantly increase the value of Starlab, using space research to enhance and accelerate terrestrial product development in multiple industries and expand access to space-based technologies globally<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>** <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig\/?linkId=382252737\"><strong>A Home for Astronauts around the Moon<\/strong> &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The primary structure of the Gateway space station&#8217;s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module is one step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy. HALO is one of four Gateway modules where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for lunar surface missions. NASA is partnering with Northrop Grumman and their subcontractor Thales Alenia Space to develop HALO. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Image Credit: Northrop Grumman\/Thales Alenia Space<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26675\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig\/?linkId=382252737\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26675\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=26675\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Halo Shell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Gateway space station&amp;#8217;s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module under construction in Turin, Italy. Credits:  Credit: Northrop Grumman\/Thales Alenia Space&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26675\" src=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gateway space station&#8217;s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module under construction in Turin, Italy. Image credits: Northrop Grumman\/Thales Alenia Space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>** Collins Aerospace tests new astronaut spacesuits onboard Zero-G flight<\/strong> &#8211; <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SpaceflightNowVideo\">Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>After working with the same spacesuits for nearly 40 years, NASA is looking to introduce the next generation of suits for astronauts working on the International Space Station and beyond. Collins Aerospace was one of two companies chosen to develop a new Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) for the ISS and is also preparing a follow-on version that will be available for Artemis missions to the Moon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Danny Olivas, chief test astronaut for Collins, recently spoke with Spaceflight Now&#8217;s Will Robinson-Smith about one of the latest chapters in their test campaign: flying inside the suits onboard a Zero G plane, which can simulate microgravity through parabolic arcs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Olivas walks us through this latest round of testing, what it was like being in the suit in that environment and what&#8217;s left before NASA astronaut can don these new spacesuits out in low Earth orbit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b2XTpDy9txw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>** Other news, articles, op-eds, etc:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calendar:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beyondearth.org\/events\/webinar-what-it-will-take-to-build-communities-in-space\/\">Webinar: What It Will Take To Build Communities In Space | Beyond Earth Institute, Thurs. 1:00-2:30 pm EST, April 25, 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/space\/2024\/04\/trash-from-the-international-space-station-may-have-hit-a-house-in-florida\/\">Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida | Ars Technica &#8211; April.2.2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/vast-space-hires-former-voyager-space-executive\/\">Vast Space hires former Voyager Space executive | SpaceNews &#8211;\u00a0 Mar.29.2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2024\/03\/29\/crew-keeps-up-space-health-research-before-next-trio-departs\/\">Crew Keeps Up Space Health Research Before Next Trio Departs | Space Station\/NASA &#8211; Mar.29.2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacesettlementprogress.com\/the-impact-of-the-gravity-prescription-on-the-future-of-space-settlement\/\">The impact of the Gravity Prescription on the future of space settlement | Space Settlement Progress &#8211; Mar.29.2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com\/publications\/what-is-space-for\">What Is Space For? Why we gaze and why we should go | William Boyce\/The New Atlantis &#8211; Winter 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>** Highlight: Eye of the Sahara &#8211; Mauritania &#8211; Mar 26, 2024 23:57 UTC<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@issabove\/videos\">ISS Above<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>NASA EHDC6 Live views of the Earth from the International Space Station<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4bCr2JGZTZk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>** Highlight: Florida &#8211; Sunglint &#8211; From Gulf to Atlantic over KSC &#8211; Feb 28, 2024 13:48 EDT<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@issabove\/videos\">ISS Above<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmUqysKhYqI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>**<strong> Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ\">NASA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Watch live video from the <a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.gov\/iss\">International Space Station<\/a>, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located outside of the space station. During periods of signal loss due to handover between communications satellites, a blue screen is displayed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The space station orbits Earth about 250 miles (425 kilometers) above the surface. An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the station, and it has been continuously occupied since November 2000. It&#8217;s a microgravity laboratory where science, research, and human innovation make way for new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. More: https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/3CkVtC8<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Did you know you can spot the station without a telescope? It looks like a fast-moving star, but you have to know when to look up. Sign up for text messages or email alerts to let you know when (and where) to spot the station and wave to the crew: <a href=\"https:\/\/spotthestation.nasa.gov\">https:\/\/spotthestation.nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream)\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xAieE-QtOeM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>====<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25991\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=25991\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,765\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"International Space Station\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ISS after undocking of STS-132&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-1024x653.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25991\" src=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-500x319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-500x319.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ISS after undocking of STS-132<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p 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